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The star has a magnitude of
15.5 mag and is in a distance of not in database light years.
It is at coordinates -18.6828&deg (declination) and 17h 15m 16.05s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Ophiucus (Snake Holder, read more on this constellation).

Astronomical star data

The star has a magnitude of 15.5 mag and is in a distance of %%DISTANCE light years.
It is at coordinates -18.6828&deg (declination) and 17h 15m 16.05s (right ascension). Ophiucus (Snake Holder, read more on this constellation).

In May, this star can be viewed from Franklin Township, NJ, USA in the morningin the evening.
Around 10:00pm in late May (Eastern Daylight Time), it can be found at an elevation of 13° in the southeast. Please make sure that no obstacles (such as building, mountains, or trees) are impeding your view.

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Magnitude:

The magnitude (brightness) is measured on a logarithmic scale. Small numbers mean bright stars: A star with a brightness of 1 mag is 100 times brighter that an star with 6 mag.

15.5 mag

Star name:

not in database

Tycho-Identifier:

HIP-Identifier:

UCAC3-Identifier:

This star belongs to the huge UCAC 3 catalog. It is identified by this number in the UCAC 3 catalog.

60762626

HIP-Identifier:

Declination:

-18.6828°

Right ascension:

17h 15m 16.05s (258.81686°)

Distance:

The distance is measured in light years (LY). A light year is the distance, that light travels within one year. 1 LJ is equal to about 5,878,630,000,000 miles.

not in database LY

Spectral type:

not in database

Constellation:

Every star belongs to a constellation, and 12 of those constellations are part of the zodiac.